‘Halloween 4’ and ‘Halloween 5’ will also be showing as part of the spooky celebration.
The Big Picture It's officially Halloween season. The time we curl up in a blanket on dark spooky nights to watch all our favorite horror movies. This includes John Carpenter's slasher classic Halloween. The film that introduced Michael Myers' reign of terror to the helpless world celebrates its 45th anniversary this month.
The best part is, Halloween’s playing in select theaters right now alongside its sequels Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Most horror fans know this franchise's impact on pop culture. While it’s not the first slasher or holiday fright of its kind, Halloween’s blazing success created a new wave of slashers that would define the 80s.
At the time, Dr.Loomis and Laurie Strode’s “final” confrontation with “The Boogeyman” happened at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. This sequel was infamous for revealing that Laurie and Michael were siblings which, after the underrated anthology installment Halloween III, fed heavily into the slasher icon’s return in Halloween 4. This 1988 comeback was one of the few installments in the series where Laurie and Michael’s familial connection worked thanks to the former’s daughter Jamie Lloyd.
The Franchise Is Still Going Strong Despite a Few Hiccups Along the Way 1989’s Halloween 5 on the other hand doesn't have the same love due to its rushed development time and the film abandoning Halloween 4’s dark twist ending. This was when Michael really became a supernatural force. That has always been a sore topic among the Halloween community. It also introduced the “Thorn cult” storyline, the beginning of the end for the original Halloween timeline.
Halloween, Halloween 4, and Halloween 5 are in select theaters now. You can view the showtimes near you on the franchise’s website. All three Halloween films are also currently streaming on Shudder.
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